Yamaha RX-V3800 88 En, EXTD Surround Extended surround, Channel Mute Channel mute, Mode Mode

Graphical user interface (GUI) screen

■EXTD Surround (Extended surround)

Use this feature to enjoy 6.1/7.1-channel playback for multi-channel sources using the Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital EX, or DTS-ES decoders by using the connected surround back speakers.

Choice	Functions
Auto	Activates the optimum decoder to play back
	signals in 6.1/7.1 channels when this unit
	recognizes a signal flag being input.
PLIIx Movie	Plays back multi-channel sources in 7.1
	channels using the Pro Logic IIx movie decoder.
PLIIx Music	Plays back multi-channel sources in 6.1/7.1
	channels using the Pro Logic IIx music decoder.
EX/ES	Plays back multi-channel sources in 6.1/7.1
	channels using the Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES
	decoder.
EX	Plays back multi-channel sources in 6.1/7.1
	channels using the Dolby Digital EX decoder.
Off	Does not use any decoders to create 6.1/7.1
	channels.

y

Use this feature to activate the desired decoder manually when this unit cannot detect the signal flag encoded to the input sources correctly.

Notes

•The available decoders vary depending on the setting of the speakers and the input sources.

•6.1/7.1-channel playback is not possible in the following cases:

–when “Surround” (see page 92) or “Surround Back” (see page 92) is set to “None”.

–when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is being played.

–when the source being played does not contain surround left and right channel signals.

–when a Dolby Digital KARAOKE source is being played.

–when this unit is in the stereo playback, Compressed Music Enhancer (see page 79) or Pure Direct (see page 51) mode.

–when “BI-AMP” is set to “On” (see page 126).

•When this unit is turned off, this setting will be reset to “Auto”.

•(U.S.A. and Canada models only) “EXTD Surround” does not function when this unit is in the surround decode mode (see page 72). You can select the desired extended surround mode for each decoder by setting “EXTD” (see page 80).

■Channel Mute (Channel mute)

Use this feature to mute specific speaker channels.

Mode (Mode)

Use this feature to activate or deactivate the “Channel Mute” setting for each speaker.

Choice	Functions
Disable	Deactivates the “Channel Mute” function.
Enable	Activates the “Channel Mute” function.

Each speaker settings

Select whether this unit mutes each speaker channel when you set “Mode” to “Enable”.

Channel Mute	Speaker channel
Front L	Front left
Front R	Front right
Center	Center
Surround L	Surround left
Surround R	Surround right
Surround Back L	Surround back left
Surround Back R	Surround back right
Presence L	Presence left
Presence R	Presence right
Subwoofer	Subwoofer

Choice	Functions
Mute On	Mutes the selected speaker channel.
Mute Off	Does not mute the selected speaker channel.

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